INTRODUCTION 3 IKEA HISTORY AND ENVIRONMENT 3 IKEA TARGET MARKET 6 BRIEF PRODUCT OVERVIEW 8 COMPETITIVE REVIEW 9 Product Positioning 9 Competitions 9 DISTRIBUTION REVIEW 9 Objective and challenges 11 Challenges 12 SWOT 13 COMPANY MARKETING CARACTERISTICS 13 PRODUCT LINE‚ BRAND AND SERVICES 16 PRICE 18 Designing Pricing Strategies and Programs 19 PLACE 20 PROMOTION 22 INTEGRATED MARKETING PLAN MIX 24 Budget 24 Control 24 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IKEA group is one of the top
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YEAR 11 BOM PROJECT AND PRACTICAL WORK YEAR 11 BOM PROJECT AND PRACTICAL WORK IKEA REPORT KIT WOOD IKEA REPORT KIT WOOD Statement of Authorship: I certify that the work submitted as part of this assignment is my own and that any externally obtained assistance or sources is acknowledged. I am also aware that plagiarism can result in severe penalties. Signature of Student: ……………………………………………………………………………………….. Date:………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... Statement of Authorship:
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current situation 6 Current mission: 6 Goals: 6 Strategy: 6 Internal environment 6 Core competence: 6 Synergy: 7 Value creation: 7 Functional analysis: 7 Strengths: 7 Weaknesses: 8 External environment 8 Macro environment 8 Opportunities: 9 Threats: 9 Porter five forces 10 SWOT-matrix: 11 Strategic Gap: 12 Strategic choice: 13 Implementation plan: 14 Conclusion and Recommendations : 15 Bibliografy 16 Executive Summary: IKEA is a company established in the early 1940s. The company
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The founder of IKEA‚ Ingvar Kamprad registered his firm 1943. In 1958 he opened his very first IKEA store in Älhult‚ Sweden. From that moment‚ IKEA have continuously expanded by invaded new countries and opening new stores. Today IKEA is one of the leading home furnishings brands in the world with more than 235 stores in more than 30 countries. From being a one man enterprise IKEA now have astonishing 110‚000 co-workers and a turnover of over 20 billion Euros on a worldwide basis (IKEA website 2008)
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Factors Contributing to Ikeas Success Swedish company‚ Ikea‚ has experienced many triumphs throughout the business history. Founder Ingvar Kamprad created a successful business from a financial gift his father gave him. There are several factors that contribute to Ikea’s success. These factors include their low cost price strategy‚ the design of their store‚ and the shopping experience for customers. Ikea’s low cost low pricing structure. Ikea’s low cost pricing strategy was a key to their rise
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INTRODUCTION In this modern hypercompetitive marketplace‚ a company must be a powerful competitor to survive. A company must possess a powerful strategy in order to become a powerful competitor. But what makes a good strategy for the company? A good business strategy would be that to attain a competitive advantage over other competitors. So what is a competitive advantage? And how company can be able to have a competitive advantage over other competitors? This essay would now discuss what a competitive
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Case Study 3 - IKEA Introduction and Background IKEA was established in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad at the age of 17. His entrepreneurial nous has led to an integrated design‚ production and distribution network spanning 53 countries. Kamprad created a lifestyle model that mould consumer habits and attitudes. The purpose of the company was to provide fine-looking‚ quality furniture to the masses which Kamprad went about via the internal culture of the company. IKEA’s attention to detail can be described
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IKEA U.S. Penetration IKEA by American standards is a very unique store‚ and it is known around the world for its stylish‚ quality‚ and low-cost furniture and home furnishings. Based in Sweden‚ IKEA’s stores have a strategy of operational excellence in productions‚ supply chain operations and marketing. IKEA wants to penetrate the US market but the US market is a different market and IKEA would have to adapt to penetrate such a market. We will examine IKEA’s competitive advantages and look how
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IKEA is a Swedish based furniture and furnishings company that sells “everything from cutlery to kitchens” (Jones‚ G 2007). The business revolves around the philosophy of “We do our bit‚ you do your bit and together we save money”. The company’s success is based on its ability to adapt to change‚ sensitivity to customers and acting sensibly with suppliers. In 2006‚ IKEA made plans to expand their e-commerce strategy to allow people from the United Kingdom to purchase goods online (Kemp‚ E 2006).
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“IKEA invades America“ Case Study 27.11.2012 Marketing II Saskia Jaeger‚ David Varnai‚ Lukas Razmilić Table of contents 1 What factors account for the success of IKEA? 4 2 What do you think of the company’s product strategy and product range? Do you agree with the matrix approach described in Figure B of the case? 5 3 Despite the success there are many downsides to shopping at IKEA. What are some of these downsides? IKEA’s vision statement (in Figure C of the case) describes how the company
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